Acuity Scheduling vs YouCanBookMe for therapists

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At a glance

The differences that matter

Side-by-side facts. Rows where the two tools differ meaningfully are highlighted.

Feature	Acuity Scheduling	YouCanBookMe
Pricing from	$20 / mo	$9 / mo
Pricing model	paid	freemium
HIPAA	Yes	No
Free trialSame	Yes	Yes
Target users	Therapists wanting strong scheduling UX Solo therapists not using EHR scheduling Practices needing complex booking rules	Therapists scheduling free consults Supervision and admin meetings Practitioners wanting simple non-PHI booking
Key features	Online booking Multiple appointment types Reminders (email/SMS) Payment collection (Stripe/Square)	Calendar-connected booking page Reliable time-zone detection Embeddable widget Flat per-profile pricing
Integrations	Squarespace (sibling product) Stripe, Square Google/Outlook calendars Zoom	Google Calendar Outlook/Microsoft 365 Zoom

Acuity Scheduling

Pricing from: $20 / mo
Pricing model: paid
HIPAA: Yes
Free trial: Yes
Target users: Therapists wanting strong scheduling UX
Solo therapists not using EHR scheduling
Practices needing complex booking rules
Key features: Online booking
Multiple appointment types
Reminders (email/SMS)
Payment collection (Stripe/Square)
Integrations: Squarespace (sibling product)
Stripe, Square
Google/Outlook calendars
Zoom

YouCanBookMe

Pricing from: $9 / mo
Pricing model: freemium
HIPAA: No
Free trial: Yes
Target users: Therapists scheduling free consults
Supervision and admin meetings
Practitioners wanting simple non-PHI booking
Key features: Calendar-connected booking page
Reliable time-zone detection
Embeddable widget
Flat per-profile pricing
Integrations: Google Calendar
Outlook/Microsoft 365
Zoom

Pricing

What you actually pay

Starting prices and what they include. The cheaper tool is not always the better value.

Acuity Scheduling

paid

$20/month

Free trial

Lower price

YouCanBookMe

freemium

$9/month

Free trial$11/mo less than the other

Honest assessment

Where each tool wins and loses

Based on hands-on testing. Both tools have real weaknesses worth knowing before you commit.

Acuity Scheduling

What works well

Strong scheduling UX
HIPAA-tier BAA available
Wide integrations
Squarespace ecosystem

Where it falls short

HIPAA requires specific tier (verify which plan)
Lower tiers are not HIPAA
Overlaps with EHR scheduling

YouCanBookMe

What works well

Fast setup
Clean booking experience
Reliable time-zone handling
Low flat price

Where it falls short

Not HIPAA-compliant (no BAA)
No clinical intake/payments depth
Use only for non-PHI scheduling

Take it for a spin

Try them

Both tools offer free trials. The fastest way to confirm a fit is to run one real session through each.

Scheduling platform with HIPAA-compliant tier for healthcare.

Try Acuity Scheduling

From $20/moFree trialHIPAA-compliant

Visit Acuity Scheduling

Clean, simple booking pages from your calendar (not HIPAA).

Try YouCanBookMe

From $9/moFree trial

Visit YouCanBookMe

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